Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 197, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 2, 2021, 3:38 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2021, 3:38 AM AKDT (11:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2021, 3:32 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
726 FZAK67 PAJK 021138 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 338 AM AKDT Sat Oct 2 2021 Offshore waters forecast for Gulf of Alaska east of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ398-030545- 338 AM AKDT Sat Oct 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A storm force low over Mt. Fairweather continues NE into the Canadian Yukon. A ridge of high pressure builds over the Inner Channels today but weakens tonight. A weak front crosses the gulf today and reaches the Panhandle tonight as a weak low follows into the central gulf Sun. $$ PKZ310-030545- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 338 AM AKDT Sat Oct 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers in the evening. .SUN...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. .SUN NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. W swell. .MON...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
1 follow-up statement
589 FZAK67 PAJK 022332 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 332 PM AKDT Sat Oct 2 2021 Offshore waters forecast for Gulf of Alaska east of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ398-031745- 332 PM AKDT Sat Oct 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... The ridge of high pressure over the Inner Channels today weakens tonight as a weak front reaches the Panhandle. A weak low moves into the central gulf Sunday. $$ PKZ310-031745- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 332 PM AKDT Sat Oct 2 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers in the evening. .SUN...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. .SUN NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. W swell. .MON...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft in the morning then subsiding. W swell in the morning. .MON NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .TUE...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 12:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Oct 2, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 2, 3:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:07 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:07 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:07 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Oct 2, 5:57 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Oct 2, 3:34 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Oct 2, 3:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.